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From our Director
Prof Jennifer Tieman
RePaDD Director
Recognising the political context of palliative care
Australia is gearing up for an election in 2022 and there will be a state election in South Australia in 2022 as well. Many organisations and community groups are preparing budget submissions and election campaigns to position their needs within the electoral cycle. Advocacy and lobbying are increasingly part of the health and aged care landscape. The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) has noted the need for advocacy to develop the political will to facilitate the funding for palliative care training and service provision. Public policy is the mechanism by which access and care are enabled.
RePaDD updates
The South Australian Bereavement Project
The impact of the associated COVID-19 policies will leave a negative legacy for those bereaved who did not get to say goodbye or be with loved ones due to state border closures, hospital visitation restrictions, and the loss of death and bereavement rituals.
Safe and high quality end-of-life care across community settings
RePaDD Researcher, Ms Deb Rawlings, is leading a rapid review for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. This study is looking for literature on evidence-based end-of-life care interventions/practices that have been tested in the community (including aged care) to inform the Commission's guidance on principles and elements of safe and high-quality end-of-life care across community settings and sectors by primary and community health services. As part of the Grey literature search, Deb would be interested to find out in a rapidly evolving sector, what emerging work or studies are being undertaken in this space that may not yet be published. Please reach out to Deb at:
deborah.rawlings@flinders.edu.au
Understanding the responses of aged care staff to resident/client death
Dr Anna Lane and Professor Jennifer Tieman invite aged care staff in South Australia who have experienced the death of a resident/client within the past 12 months, to complete an online survey as part of a study investigating aged care staff experiences with death and dying. Access this survey here.
For more information, please contact
Dr Lane: anna.lane@flinders.edu.au
The project has been approved by Flinders University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (No. 4698).
ICYMI: Beyond Brave: Acknowledging death and dying in aged care
How do we hold a community conversation that addresses the reality of ageing, caring, dying and grieving? Professor Jennifer Tieman explains that death and dying are part of aged care.
ICYMI: Supporting people with life limiting illnesses in the workplace
Associate Professor Grant Davies discusses frameworks that employers can use to support their employees at end of life.
Published research
Will voluntary assisted dying see new social rituals evolving?
Participants have conflicting thoughts about VAD itself and about choosing your own date of death...Read More
The Essential Role of Occupational Therapy to Address Functional Needs of Individuals Living with Advanced Chronic Cancers
Medical progress in cancer care has led to increased life expectancy outcomes across all stages of cancer, including in advanced cancers...Read More
Palliative care providers’ use of digital health and perspectives on technological innovation: a national study
While the need for digital health capability and technological innovation in palliative care services is growing rapidly, relatively little is known about the current uptake and views of individual palliative care practitioners...Read More
RePaDD seminar series
2021 Series
The 2021 Seminar Series has now ended and RePaDD would like to thank all of the contributors to this years program. You can catch up with the previous seminars here.
RePaDD is reviewing this program and would appreciate your feedback; please access the survey here.
For more information and to join, email us at repadd@flinders.edu.au.
Want to contribute to the RePaDD Review?
Please submit your story or feedback to repadd@flinders.edu.au
